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Ministry of Jal Shakti
Restoration of Thirteen Major Rivers
For conservation and rejuvenation of rivers, this Ministry has been supplementing efforts of the States/Union Territories  by providing financial and technical assistance for abatement of pollution in identified stretches of rivers in the country through the Central Sector Scheme of Namami Gange for Ganga and its tributaries, and the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan  for other rivers. Sewerage infrastructure and setting up of sewage treatment plants  in polluting towns/cities along the rivers is one of the important components of these programs.
In addition, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change  has recently released Detailed Project Reports  for rejuvenation of 13 major rivers prepared by Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education , Dehradun in consultation with the State Forest Departments and other line Departments. These rivers are Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Luni, Narmada, Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna and Cauvery. The proposed outlay in these 13 DPRs is Rs. 19,342.62 crore under 4 major components viz: implementation of forestry interventions, strengthening knowledge management & national capacity development, maintenance phase including scaling-up replication of successful models, and national coordination for forestry Interventions & river conservation. The works are expected to be executed through the concerned State Forest Departments.
Works proposed under these DPRs include afforestation on river banks leading to increased green cover, measures to contain soil erosion, recharge ground water table, sequester carbon dioxide, catchment area treatment, ecological restoration, moisture conservation, livelihood improvement & income generation, ecotourism by developing river fronts, eco-parks and bringing awareness amongst the masses for improvement of water quality & flow in rivers. It is expected that after implementation of proposed activities in the DPRs, ground water recharge would be to the tune of 1,889.89 million cubic metre per year and sedimentation reduction would be to the tune of 64,83,114 million cubic metre per year, which is likely to provide benefit for drinking water and irrigation.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
National Agriculture Infra Financing Facility
As on 28 March 2022, Rs. 663.9 Crore have been sanctioned in Rajasthan for 824 projects and out of which Rs. 390.5 crore have been disbursed for 552 projects. In Uttar Pradesh Rs. 280 Crores has been sanctioned for 798 projects and out of which Rs. 141.7 Crores have been disbursed for 530 projects.
On the basis of the share of the State/UT in agriculture production, the Rs.1 lakh crore financing facility of Agri Infra Fund is tentatively distributed among all the states and UTs.  is Rs. 9015 Crore and Rs. 12831 Crore respectively.)
The number of beneficiaries in the country, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh is as below:
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No.
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State
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No. of beneficiaries/ sanctioned projects under AIF
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1
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|
Madhya Pradesh
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2889
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|
2
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
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|
1537
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|
3
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|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
296
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|
4
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
959
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|
5
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
824
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|
6
|
|
Telangana
|
|
406
|
|
7
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|
Kerala
|
|
121
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|
8
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
907
|
|
9
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
498
|
|
10
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
798
|
|
11
|
|
Bihar
|
|
88
|
|
12
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
395
|
|
13
|
|
Haryana
|
|
335
|
|
14
|
|
Odisha
|
|
255
|
|
15
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|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
240
|
|
16
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
144
|
|
17
|
|
Punjab
|
|
218
|
|
18
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
47
|
|
19
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|
Assam
|
|
42
|
|
20
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|
Delhi
|
|
5
|
|
21
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|
Nagaland
|
|
10
|
|
22
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|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
|
3
|
|
23
|
|
Jharkhand
|
|
31
|
|
24
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
2
|
|
25
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
3
|
|
26
|
|
Sikkim
|
|
11
|
|
27
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|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
|
15
|
|
28
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|
Manipur
|
|
1
|
|
29
|
|
Meghalaya
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|
0
|
|
30
|
|
Chandigarh
|
|
1
|
|
31
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Goa
|
|
2
|
|
32
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|
Tripura
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0
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Grand Total
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11083The sanction figures include inprinciple sanctioned projects by cooperative banks
This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Tourism
Shri K.J. Alphons requests all Chief Ministers to put in place a Protocol so that in Future tragic incidents of boat mishap do not take place
Tourism Minister Expresses Deep Concern at Tragic Death of 21 Tourists in a boat mishap in Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh
Shri K. J. Alphons, Minister of State  for Tourism expressed deep concern at the tragic death of 21 tourists in a boat mishap in the Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh. He has requested the Chief Ministers of the States and Lt. Governors/Administrators of the UTs to put in place a protocol so that in future such incidents do not take place.
In a letter to the Chief Ministers of all the States and Lt. Governors/Administrators of the Union Territories, the Minister expressed his astonishment at the fact that the boat in which the tourist were ferried had no license and the boat was overcrowded beyond the capacity and had no security equipments like life jackets, etc on board, which is gross violation of basic stipulations.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
DGCA signs MoU with European Union Aviation Safety Agency for unmanned aircraft systems & Innovative air mobility
MoU will focus on collaboration on unmanned aircraft & innovative air mobility between India & European Union
MoU is expected to result in harmonized standards & accelerated growth of Indian unmanned aviation sector
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation  India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding  with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency  for cooperation in Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Innovative Air Mobility. This MoU will focus on collaboration on unmanned aircraft and innovative air mobility between the two civil aviation authorities.
This collaboration would include cooperation between DGCA and EASA in the areas of development of certification standards and environmental standards and related requirements for the certification and use of unmanned aircraft systems and innovative air mobility operations which includes licensing of personnel, training, air traffic management and infrastructure, including Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management  standards and services.
The MoU will also ensure regular information sharing between the two authorities on the technological developments and research in this area and also their respective strategies for outreach to relevant stakeholders. Further, the MoU will result in collaboration in conducting conferences, workshops, training programmers by DGCA and EASA in this area.
The signing of this MoU is expected to result in harmonized standards and accelerated growth of Indian unmanned aviation sector.
During EU-India Aviation Summit held in New Delhi on 20th April 2023, DGCA had signed a letter of intent  on Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Innovative Air Mobility with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency .
PIB Headquarters
PRESS RELEASE
The draw of lots for allotting time for Party Political broadcast by recognized political parties in connection with Lok Sabha Election – 2019 was conducted on 06.04.2019 in the presence of Shri Satyabrata Sahoo, IAS, Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu and Shri V.Chakravarthy Programme Head, All India Radio, Chennai. Representatives from Political parties also have participated.
Party Representatives:
1. AIADMK - R.M. BABU MURUGAVEL
2. DMK - R.MUNIYAPPA RAJ
3. DMDK - V.T. BALAJI
4. BJP - S.N. BALAJI
5. INC - K.M. ASAN SHEIK
6. CPI - K.S. KUMAR
7. CPI -A. ARUMUGA NAINAR
G.UDYAKUMAR
8. BSP - D.BHARATHIDASAN
A.MUTHUKRISHNAN
All Primary Channel and FM Rainbow radio channels of All India Radio in Tamil Nadu will broadcast the Party Political broadcast from 6.05 pm to 8.05 pm to 8.06 pm daily from 11th to 13th April 2019 and on 15th April, the broadcast will be from 6.05 pm to 7.45 pm. There is no Party Political on 14.04.2019.
The broadcast time allotted to the recognized political parties for party Political broadcast by All India Radio, Chennai is detailed below:
AIADMK
11.04.2019 - 7.30 PM TO 7.35 PM
- 7.50 PM TO 7.53 PM 
12.04.2019 - 7.30 PM TO 7.35 PM
- 7.35 PM TO 7.40 PM
- 8.00 PM TO 8.05 PM
13.04.2019 - 6.15 PM TO 6.20 PM
- 7.55 PM TO 8.00 PM
- 8.00 PM TO 8.05 PM
15.04.2019 - 6.05 PM TO 6.10 PM
- 6.10 PM TO 6.15 PM
DMK
11.04.2019 - 6.05 PM TO 6.10 PM
- 8.00 PM TO 8.05 PM
12.04.2019 - 6.10 PM TO 6.15 PM
- 6.15 PM TO 6.19 PM 
- 7.50 PM TO 7.55 PM
- 7.55 PM TO 8.00 PM
13.04.2019 - 7.35 PM TO 7.40 PM
- 7.42 PM TO 7.45 PM
DMDK
11.04.2019 - 6.15 PM TO 6.20 PM
- 7.40 PM TO 7.45 PM
13.04.2019 - 6.10 PM TO 6.12 PM 
- 7.30 PM TO 7.35 PM
- 7.50 PM TO 7.55 PM
15.04.2019 - 7.35 PM TO 7.40 PM
- 7.40 PM TO 7.45 PM
BJP
11.04.2019 - 6.10 PM TO 6.15 PM
15.04.2019 - 7.30 PM TO 7.35 PM
INC
11.04.2019 - 7.35 PM TO 7.40 PM
15.04.2019 - 6.15 PM TO 6.20 PM
CPI
13.04.2019 - 6.05 PM TO 6.10 PM
CPI
11.04.2019 - 7.55 PM TO 7.59 PM 
12.04.2019 - 6.05 PM TO 6.10 PM
BSP
12.04.2019 - 7.42 PM TO 7.45 PM
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President's Secretariat
OFFICERS OF CENTRAL WATER ENGINEERING SERVICES CALL ON THE PRESIDENT
EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF WATER IS THE KEY TO WATER SECURITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: PRESIDENT MURMU
The officers of Central Water Engineering Services called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today .
Addressing the officers, the President said that water is the fundamental need for life and water resources management has always been an important and challenging task for all generations. She added that contribution of officers of Central Water Engineering Services towards the water infrastructure development by providing Engineering solutions will make the country more resilient against natural and manmade water crises.
The President said that sustainable development of water resources and efficient management of water is the key to water security and economic growth. She added that with greater economic growth and increasing urbanization and development, there will be need for optimum utilisation of available resources. She stated that the changing trend of climate has already started affecting the water sector and our country has different topographical and climatic patterns in different regions. She highlighted that Central Water Engineering Services officers are expected to play a key role in adopting a holistic approach to address existing and upcoming challenges. She advised them to emphasise on the development and management of water resources in a sustainable manner.
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Cabinet
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Palestine on cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding  between India and Palestine on cooperation in the field of Health and Medicine. The MoU was signed on 16th May, 2017.
The MoU covers the following areas of cooperation: -
i) Capacity building of health staff;
ii) Prevention and control of communicable diseases;
iii) Physiotherapy and rehabilitation;
iv) Drugs, pharmaceuticals and Medical Equipments; and
v) Any other area of mutual interest.
A Working Group will.be set up to further elaborate the details of cooperation and to oversee the implementation of this MoU.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, Ministry of Earth Sciences has developed indigenous technology for conversion of sea water to potable water
Minister says, three desalination plants based on the Low Temperature Thermal Desalination  technology have been developed and demonstrated at Kavaratti, Agati and Minicoy Islands of Union Territory of Lakshadweep
The capacity of each of these LTTD plants is 1 Lakh litre of potable water per day
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Ministry of Earth Sciences  has developed indigenous technology for conversion of sea water to potable water.
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Ministry of Earth Sciences  through its autonomous Institute National Institute of Ocean Technology  has developed Low Temperature Thermal Desalination  technology for conversion of sea water to potable water which has been successfully demonstrated in Lakshadweep islands.
Three desalination plants based on the LTTD technology have been developed and demonstrated at Kavaratti, Agati and Minicoy Islands of Union Territory of Lakshadweep. The capacity of each of these LTTD plants is 1 Lakh litre of potable water per day.
Based on the success of these plants, Ministry of Home Affairs  through Union Territory  Lakshadweep has entrusted the work of establishing 6 more LTTD plants at Amini, Androth, Chetlet, Kadmat, Kalpeni and Kiltan with a capacity of 1.5 lakhs litres/day. The LTTD technology is found suitable for Lakshadweep islands where the required temperature difference of about 15⁰C between sea surface water and deep-sea water is found in the vicinity of Lakshadweep coasts only as of now.
The cost of desalination plant depends on a number of factors inter alia which includes technology used and location of plant. The total cost of the six LTTD plants in Lakshadweep islands is Rs. 187.75 cr.
Ministry of Railways
Vistadome Coaches
Vistadome coaches for various gauges viz. Broad Gauge, Meter Gauge and Narrow Gauge are in operation over Indian Railways network. At present, 33 Vistadome coaches are attached in 23 pairs of trains as under:-
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Sl.
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Name of Zone
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Train numbers and name
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1.
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Central Railway
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11007/08 Mumbai-Pune Express
12051/52 Mumbai-Madgaon Express
12123/24 Deccan Queen Express
12125/26 Mumbai Pune Express
12025/26 Pune – Secunderabad Express
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2.
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East Coast Railway
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08551/52 Vishakhapatnam – Kirandul Passenger
08546/45 Vishakhapatnam – Koraput Passenger
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3.
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Northeast Frontier Railway
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15777/78 Alipurduar – New Jalpaiguri Express
15887/88 Guwahati-Badarpur Express
12088/87 Guwahati - Naharlagun Express
05888/87 Guwahati – Jorhat Express
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4.
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Western Railway
|
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20947/50 Ahmedabad-Kevadiya Express
52965/66 Dr Ambedkar Nagar – Kalakund Train
52001/02 Bilimora – Waghai Passenger
12009/10 Mumbai – Gandhinagar Express
52003/04 Billimora-Waghai Passenger
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5.
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South Western Railway
|
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16539/40 Yeswantpur-Mangalore Express
16515/16 Yeswantpur-Karwar Express
16575/76 Yeswantpur-Mangalore Express
16579/80 Yeswantpur-Shivamogga Express
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6.
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Northern Railway
|
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52459/60 Kalka - Shimla Him Darshan
52453/54 Kalka - Shimla Mail
04647/48 Pathankot-Baijnath-Paprola
Manufacture and Induction of more Vistadome coaches in train services is an ongoing process subject to operational feasibility, schedule of the train, traffic justification and availability of rolling stock. 12 LHB Vistadome coaches are under manufacture at Integral Coach Factory, Chennai.
30 Narrow Gauge Vistadome coaches for Kalka Shimla Railway are under manufacture at Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala. Conversion of 10 Narrow Gauge Coaches into Vistadome coaches is underway at Northeast Frontier Railway.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
The Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production  with base 2011-12 for the month of May 2018 stands at 128.8, which is 3.2 percent higher as compared to the level in the month of May 2017. The cumulative growth for the period April-May 2018 over the corresponding period of the previous year stands at 4.0 percent.
2. The Indices of Industrial Production for the Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity sectors for the month of May 2018 stand at 107.5, 129.1 and 164.7 respectively, with the corresponding growth rates of 5.7 percent, 2.8 percent and 4.2 percent as compared to May 2017 . The cumulative growth in these three sectors during April-May 2018 over the corresponding period of 2017 has been 4.9 percent, 4.0 percent and 3.1 percent respectively.
3. In terms of industries, thirteen out of the twenty three industry groups  in the manufacturing sector have shown positive growth during the month of May 2018 as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year . The industry group ‘Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products’ has shown the highest positive growth of 27.0 percent followed by 21.1 percent in ‘Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers’ and 13.2 percent in ‘Manufacture of furniture’. On the other hand, the industry group ‘Other manufacturing’ has shown the highest negative growth of  31.9 percent followed by  15.6 percent in ‘Manufacture of tobacco products’ and  12.8 percent in ‘Manufacture of wearing apparel’.
4. As per Use-based classification, the growth rates in May 2018 over May 2017 are 5.7 percent in Primary goods, 7.6 percent in Capital goods, 0.9 percent in Intermediate goods and 4.9 percent in Infrastructure/ Construction Goods . The Consumer durables and Consumer non-durables have recorded growth of 4.3 percent and  2.6 percent respectively.
5. Details of item groups exhibiting larger variations in production in absolute terms and weighted terms in Statement IV.
6. Along with the Quick Estimates of IIP for the month of May 2018, the indices for April 2018 have undergone the first revision and those for February 2018 have undergone the final revision in the light of the updated data received from the source agencies.
7. Statements giving Quick Estimates of the Index of Industrial Production at Sectoral, 2-digit level of National Industrial Classification  and by Use-based classification for the month of May 2018, along with the growth rates over the corresponding month of the previous year including the cumulative indices are enclosed.
8. Release of the Index for June 2018 will be on Friday, 10 August 2018.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Busting Myths of Vaccination
No need for immediate change in COVISHIELD dosage interval: Member, NITI Aayog
“Let us adopt due scientific process and respect the decision taken by NTAGI”
“Covishield Vaccine Doses Gap Reduction requires proper scientific study in the context of our country’s scenario”
There have been some media reports, quoting recent studies, that it would be better to shorten the gap between two doses of COVISHIELD vaccine, in light of the variants in circulation.
Dr V K Paul, Member , NITI Aayog has assured that there is no need for panic on the need for an immediate change in the dosage interval. Dr. Paul was addressing the media briefing on COVID-19, at National Media Centre, PIB Delhi today.
He has stated that “There is no need for any panic, suggesting need for immediate switchover or change in the gap between the doses. All these decisions must be taken very carefully. We must remember that when we increased the gap, we had to consider the risk posed by the virus to those who have received only one dose. But the counterpoint was that more people will then be able to get the first dose, thereby giving a reasonable degree of immunity to more people.” Dr Paul further added that “We need to balance these concerns. So, please remember, that we need to necessarily have this debate and discourse in the public domain; however, the decision has to be taken by appropriate fora comprising eminent people who are knowledgeable about this.
Member , Niti Aayog informed that “In our National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation , there are quite a few people who have been a part of WHO panels and committees and are globally renowned and recognized for their eminence. Moreover, NTAGI is regarded as a standard when it comes to global and national immunization programmes. So, please respect their decisions.”
Welcoming a discourse on this topic, Dr. Paul has highlighted the need for due scientific process in arriving at such decisions; he has appealed to the public to respect the decision taken by NTAGI, a body of globally renowned experts. “Let the decision regarding dose interval be examined by NTAGI, as per due process. The United Kingdom must have adopted due process and examined data scientifically, to revise their previous decision regarding the gap. The UK had earlier kept the gap at 12 weeks, but as per data available to us, we did not consider it safe at that point. So, let us entrust this to our scientific fora, they must be addressing it already. They will review it based on the pandemic situation in our country, depending on the extent of prevalence of the delta variant in our country and then take a comprehensive view. Whichever decision is taken by our scientific community, we will honour it.”
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Regional Rapid Transit System corridors to connect various important towns of NCR
National Capital Region Planning Board  prepared a ‘Functional Plan on Transport for National Capital Region-2032’ which recommended eight Regional Rapid Transit System  corridors to connect various important towns of NCR with high speed rail based commuter transit system viz.  Delhi-Gurgaon-Rewari-Alwar  Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut  Delhi-Sonipat-Panipat  Delhi-Faridabad-Ballabhgarh-Palwal  Delhi-Bahadurgarh-Rohtak  Delhi-Shahdara-Baraut  Ghaziabad-Khurja and  Ghaziabad-Hapur. Out of these, the Task Force constituted by the then Planning Commission prioritized three corridors namely,  Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut  Delhi-Gurugram-Rewari-Alwar and  Delhi-Panipat. From the above, Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor has been approved and the construction work is underway.
The Detailed Project Report  after the Feasibility Study has been received from National Capital Region Transport Corporation  for Delhi-Gurugram-SNB Urban Complex RRTS Corridor in December, 2018 and for SNB Urban Complex to Sotanala RRTS Corridor in June, 2020; which are part of Delhi-Gurugram-Rewari-Alwar RRTS Project.The DPR of Delhi-Panipat corridor has been received from NCRTC in June 2020. Approval of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi  with financial commitment on DPRs of Delhi-Gurugram-SNB RRTS corridor and Delhi-Panipat RRTS corridor has not been received.
The RRTS projects are cost intensive projects which require extensive inter-ministerial consultations and their approval depends on feasibility of projects and availability of resources. The allocation/release of funds and construction activity of project is undertaken once the project is approved.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Kaushal Kishore, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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